Telephone desk set.



c. D. moons. TELEPHONE DESK SET. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 10, 1908-" --Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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ENOCHS, OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN,

A CORPORATION 1 OF ASSIGN OR TO THE VOTE-BERGER 00., WISCONSIN.

TELEPHONE DESK SET. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application filed April 10, 1908. Serial No. 426,205.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. Enocns, i lower end of the standard, and the supporta citizen of the United States, residing at La Crosse, in the county of La. Grosse and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Telephone Desk Set, of which the following 1s a specification.

. ly invention relates to improvements in telephone desk sets employing a stand, a transmitter support and a receiver switch hook.

In the use of my invention be easily and quickly taken apart and assembled and the construction is strong, rigid and durable and less liable to disorder than with instruments of its kind, heretofore used.

My invention is simple and inexpensive in construction and the parts can be easily and quickly renewed or repaired when worn and the electric connections uncovered.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecificatiofi,Figure l is a' perspective view of my improved telephone view of what I have chosen to term the unit supporting the transthe parts can mitter and removed from the shell of the stand; Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal section taken on the line XX of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail side view of the stop'plate, switch springs, tie-rod and switch. push piece in the shell of the stand; Fig. 5 is a side view of a lower detail portion of the stand; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view line YY of Fig. 5; Fig. view of the stop plate used stand; Fig. into the base of the stand, the base plate be.- ing removed, and Fig. 9 is a vicw'li'ioking at the lower end of the-hollow standard.

In the drawings A represents the stand of my improved telephone desk set which appears of usual exterior design.

represents a transmitter of ordinary form, (J a receiver and l) a receiver hook.

The stand is provided witl a hollow base 2 and a tubular standard 3, the latter fitting snugly into an opening 4 in the shell of the base and being provided with a circular shoulder 5 which supports the hollow standard upon the base. Adjacent to the lower end of the standard and resting fiat against 7 is a perspective in the base of the the inner surface of the hollow base is :1

stop plate in the general form of a, circular perforated disk 6 which is provided with a pairof upwardly extending detents 7 -pro- 'ard and plug taken on the 8 is an enlarged view looking jecting into oppositely disposed slots 8 in the ing shoulder 5 thereon. The detent-s on the stop plate serve to lock and assist in rigidly securing the hollow base and standard to gether. I

At the upper end of the standard is a head piece 9 which is formed with aplug fitting snugly into the standard and a circular recess 10 into which the end of the standard projects and by which the standare .socketed together. Extending between the plug or head piece and the stop plate 5 is a tie-rod 11 which isthreaded on its upper and lower ends, the upper end being screwed into the plug and locked by the nut 12 and the lower end passing' through the stop plate 6 to which it is secured by means ,of the space nut 13. In this manner and by the construction above set forth the head piece, hollow standard and hollow base are secured together and can be easily and quickly taken apart'and assembled.

The lower portion of the hollow base is closed by a base plate 14 in the form of a disk, through which the lower extremity of the tie-rod 11 passes and is secured against the space nut 13 by a nut 14. The base plate is recessed at 15 to receive the nut 14 below the surface thereof. The nut 14 serves to lock the space nut and prevent it from unscrewing as well as to'hold the base plate securely against the shell of the hollow base. Upon the peripheryof the base plate is a ring 16 made of leather or other suitable material which is used for the purpose of preventing the base of the instrument from marring furniture upon which the desk set may be placed. This ring impinges against the inner wall audits surface projects below the lower edge of the shell of thc'basc. The inner portion of the leather ring is slotted longitudinally and the perimeter of the base plate is fitted into saidslot to hold 100 the ring upon the plate. The ring may be in the form of a ointed strip or band as may be desired.

The stop plate 6 is formed with a hanger 7 upon which are mounted switch springs 18 and 19. These springs are adapted to be connected to open and close the circuit of the instrument. They are secured upon the insulating strips 20 by means of screws 21. The lower switch springs are connected.

taken off of its hook and the tip 31 thereby spring 19 extends beyond the upper oneand in the path of a push rod 27 which will he hereinaftermore fully described.

he switch hook D of ordinary construction swings up and down in a slot 22 in the head piece in which its. shank is pivoted upon a pin 23 and limited in said movement by shoulders 32. The upper end of the standard has an opening d6 through which the shank of the switch hook passes freely. Impinging upward against the lower edge of the shank of the switclrhook and sliding through an opening 24 in the head piece and through a guide 25 which is secured between nuts 26 on the threaded lower end ofithe tierod is a pusl rod 27. This push rod slides parallel to the tie-rod and is provided with a shoulder 28 between which and the guide 25 is an expansion spring 29. The function of this spring is to raisethc pushrod and switch hook and to open the. switch springs in the base when the receiver C is removed from said hook. The lower end of the push rod passes freely through an opening 30 in the stop plate 6 and is provided with an insulating tip 31 which impinges against and depresses the switch spring 19 when the switch. hookis down, thus separating the switch springs in the base of the instrument and opening the circuit with which said When the receiver is raised out of contact with the switch spring 19,'the switch springs close together as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings and close the circuit with which they are connected.

The head piece 9 is provided with the usual transmitter support 33, to which the transmitter is adapted to besecured such as screws 34. This transmitter support is oined to the head piece by a. pivot connec tion 35. The electrical conductors 36 leading from the transmitter pass through, an

opening 37 in the transmitter support, and an opening 38 and branch openings 39, the latter in the head piece, leading into the hollow standard, through which said conductors are passed into' the base. The head piece or plug in the hollow standard is cut away at 40 to form an opening through which the conductors may pass freely from the head piece into the standard.

Depending from the stop plate in the base is an insulating terminal block ll which is secured thereto by means 0*? screws l2. Terminal pieces 43 of usual form are mounted upon the terminal block by which any desired connection may be made with condnctors leading from the outside circuit, re ceiver and transmitter. The cont luctors leading from the. transmitter through the shell are brought down to the switch springs hrough openings-ll Millie uctors leading 'l'roxn i and tern'iinals li i stop plate. The eond the receiver and outside circuit are led lllltt the base in the usual manner through an lIlsulating bushing 45 which is secured through an opening in the wall of the base.

In use when the receiver is taken off of its hook the push rod is automatically raised into superior position by means of the spring" into the position shown in Fig. 41 of the drawings. When the receiver is hung upon its hook the push rod is depressed and the switch springs opened into the position illustrated in Fig. 6. When it is desired to take the telephone set apart the nut 14' is removed and the base plate taken off of the tie-rod 11. The space nut 13 is then removed and the remaining parts of the instrument separz ted.

It will be noted that the manner of associating the parts illustrated in Fig. 2' together as a unit which can be separated without disturbing any of its parts from the stand and of clamping the standard, base, base plate and support for the switch s rings amt-terminals together, produces an e ective and etticient means by which the telephone set can be easily and quickly taken apart, for the purpose ot making adjustments and repairs, and a rigidt'rame for-supporting the working parts and it reduces the liability of the instrument to disorders to which instruments of this character are subject. I

In accordance with the patent statutes 1 have described the principle of operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best eml Illlllillt thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be I carried out by other means and applied to 1 uses oth r than those above set forth withln the scope ol? the following claims.

.llaving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to prolecttby Letters Patent, is:

l. device ol the class set forth comprising, in combination, a stand having a hollow standard and base. a head separable from said standard and having a stud extending down into said base. a holder in said base through which aid stud projects, a push piece mounted alongside ol' said llltl and projecting down through said holder and means on said stud impinging against said holder for clamping said head in said standard.

2. A device of the class set forth, comprising. in combination, a hollow standard, a hollow base unitable with said standard, a head having a plug in the upper end of said stamlard. a holder in said base, a tie-rod between said holder and head and clamping said parts together. switch springs mounted upon said holder and connected in' the cirrail of the instrunu-nl. a receiver hook pivl oled in said head and 29 and the switch springs are thereby closed to said bolt and extending between said switch springs and receiver hook atively associate them together.

3. A prising, in combination, a hollow standard, a hollow base unitable with said standard, a head on the upper end of said standard, a bolt connected with-said head and clamping said parts together, a switch hook pivoted insaid head, switch springs carried in said base, and a push piece slidably supported below said switch hook .and operatively associated with said switch springs.

4. A. telephone set, comprising, in combination, a hollow transmitter and a unit associated with said parts and upon which said transmitter .is carried, comprising a. head, a transmitter support pivoted upon said head, a tie-rod in said standard and extending between said head and base, a switch hook pivoted upon said head, a push piece impinging upwardly against said switch hook and extending downwardly into said base, a support atthe lower end of said standard and in said base, switch springs carried by said support and adapted to be operated when said push piece is raised or lowered, means for raising said push piece into superior position and means for clamping said unit, standard, support and base together for the purposes specified.

5. A device of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, a hollow stand, a head on said stand, a receiver hook pivoted in said head, a support in said stand, a tie-rod between said head and support. switch springs upon said supp rt. a pu h rod sliding below said receiver hook and operatively associated with said switch springs and means for raising said rod to lift said hook into superior position and open said springs.

(3. A device ot the class set forth, comprising, in coml'iination, a hollow standard, a hollow base, a holder in said base keyed into said base and standard. a head on said standard. a tie-rod clamping said parts together, a receiver hook pivoted upon 'said head. switch springs carried upon said holder and a push piece below said rc civcr hook and opcrativcly associated with said springs tor the. purposes specified.

'r'. device of the class set tortlncon1pri+ ing, in combination. a hollow standard. a hollow base unitable with said standard, a support in said base. switch springs upon said support and a unit associated with said parts comprising a head in the upper end of said standard. a switch hook pivoted in said 5 head and base. a switch hook pivoted upon said head. ainl a push piece impinging uphead. a ti -rod rigidly securing said head. standard, base and support together, and

means opcrativctv associating said switch' hook and switch springs together.

dcvicc ot the class set torth. coinprising. in combination, a stand having a hollow to operdevice of the class set forth, con1-' standard, a hollow base, a-

support in said base, switch springs upon said support, a unit associated with said parts comprising a head in the upper end of said standard, a switch hook pivoted in said head, a tie-rod rigidly securing saidhead, standard, base and support together, means operatively associating said switch hook and said switch springs together and a base plate carried upon said unit, for the purposes specified. 10. A device of the class set forth, coinprising, in combination, a hollow standard, a hollow 'base unitable with said standard,

a head having a plug in the upper end of said standard, a holder in said base, a tierod between said holder and head and clamping said parts together, switch springs mounted upon said holder and connected in the circuit ofthe instrument, a receiver hook pivoted in said head, a push rod adjacent to said rod and extending beta-pen sanl's\v1t .'h

spring and receiver hook to (meratirely associate them together, a base plate through which said rod passes, a space nut between said holder and base plate and means for clamping said base plate. against said spacinut and said base. for the purpose spccilicd.

l1..\ device of the class set. forth, comprising, in con'lbinatiou, a hollow standard, a hollow base unitable with said standard, a head on the upper end of said standard. a bolt connected with said head and clamping said parts together, a switch hook pivoted in said head, switch springs carried in said base, a push piccc slidably sup 'iortcd below said switch hook and operativcl associated with said switch springs, a base plate through which said bolt passes, and a pair of nuts on said bolt between which said base plate is impinged, For the purposes specified.

12. telephone sct, comprising, in combination, a hollow standard, a hollow base,

a transinittcr, a unit associated with saidparts ahd upon which said transmitter is carried. comprising a head. a transmitter support pivoted upon said head, av tic-rod in said standard and extending between said wardly against said switch hook and extending downwardly into said base. a support atthe lower end of said standard and in said base, switch springs carried by said support too and adapted to be operated when said push piece is raised or lowered, means for raising said push piece into superior position, a base plate through which said tie-rod passes, a space nut upon said tie-rod and between said holder and base plate and a nut on said tie-rod clamping said base plate upon said base. for the purposes specified.

13. A device of the class set forth, comprising, 1n combinatlon, a hollow stand, a

head on said stand, a receiver hook pivoted in said head, a support in said stand, a tierod between said head and support, switch springs upon said support, a push rod sliding below said reeeiverhook, and operatively associated with said switch springs, means for raising said rod to elevate said hook into superior position and open said I springs, a base plate through which said tie-rod extends and means for securing said base plate upon said tie-rod, for the purposes specified.

14.. A device of the class set forth, co1n prising, in con'ibination, a hollow standard,

a hollow base, a holder keyed into said base" and standard, a head on said standard, a tie-rod clamping said parts together, a receiver hook pivoted upon sa1d head, switch springs carried upon said holder, a push piece below said receiver hook and operatively associated with said springs, a base plate through which said tie-rod projects and a nut on said tie-rod holding said base plate upon said base, for the purposes specified.

A telephone set, comprising, in cornbination, a hollow standard 3, a hollow base a transmitter, a unit associatedwith said parts and upon which said transmitter is carried, comprising a head 9, a transmitter support pivoted upon said head, a tierod 11 in said standard and extending be-' tween said head and base, a switch hook D a band of protecting inaterial 16 secured to the periphery of said base plate and a nut 14 on said tie-rod securing said base plate against said space nut and the cushioning strip against the inner wall of said base, for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLAUDE D. ENOGHS.

Witnesses CHAS. SHARP, F. G. BRADBURY. 

